I used to sit home with my computer and write. After the Newbery, I probably spend more than half my time on the road.

I used to sit home with my computer and write. After the Newbery, I probably spend more than half my time on the road.

Libraries hold the wisdom of the world and the stories of the ages - available to everyone, free of charge!

I do think that part of literature's job is to comment on and participate in the social issues of the time.

All my books take a long time to research. I spend several months researching before I start writing, and in the middle of writing I often have to stop and look up stuff. At my local library, I am one of the best customers! The research takes several months.

God bless Interlibrary Loan. I pay a lot of library fines. In the case of 'A Single Shard,' I was using books that hadn't been checked out in 30 years, so I didn't feel too bad.

I want all my books to provoke some kind of response in the reader, to make them think something or feel something or both, and for that to become a part of them and work into their own lives.